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M&A Lawyers vs. Bankers: What’s Changed and What Still Matters with Rob Kindler

Category: Business
Duration: 00:57:53
Publish Date: 2025-06-12 16:05:00
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Rob Kindler, Partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

In this episode of the M&A Science podcast, Kison Patel sits down with Rob Kindler, a uniquely positioned dealmaker whose career has spanned both sides of the M&A table—law and investment banking. Rob previously led global M&A at Morgan Stanley and is now a senior partner at Paul Weiss. With 44 years of experience, he’s seen firsthand how the roles of lawyers and bankers have evolved, what makes a deal succeed or fail, and how today’s regulatory, activist, and valuation pressures are reshaping M&A execution.

Things you will learn:

  • Why legal advisors are now the first call in M&A, not the last

  • How corporate development teams have replaced bankers in early-stage deal sourcing

  • Why regulatory strategy and shareholder approval planning can make or break a deal

  • How to negotiate effectively by predicting “the end of the movie”

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